O'Leary Peak

O'Leary Peak

O'Leary Peak (center) from the Bonito Lava Flow
Elevation 8941+ ft (2725+ m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,778 ft (542 m)[1]
Location
O'Leary Peak

Location in Arizona

Location Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.
Coordinates 35°24′06″N 111°31′35″W / 35.4016742°N 111.5262678°WCoordinates: 35°24′06″N 111°31′35″W / 35.4016742°N 111.5262678°W[2]
Topo map USGS O'Leary Peak

O'Leary Peak is an extinct Pleistocene lava dome volcano within the San Francisco volcanic field, north of Flagstaff, Arizona,[3] and to the northwest of Sunset Crater National Monument. A fire lookout tower was built on a subsidiary eastern peak. It has and elevation of 8,919 feet (2,719 m).[4]

View of the San Francisco Peaks from O'Leary Lookout, 2009
Sample of andesite porphyry from summit of O'Leary peak

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "O'Leary Peak, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  2. ↑ "O'Leary Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  3. ↑ Ulrich, George E; U.S. Geological Survey; U.S. Department of Energy et al. Map showing geology, structure, and uranium deposits of the Flagstaff 1° x 2° quadrangle, Arizona. U.S. Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1446. OCLC 11553220.
  4. ↑ "OLeary". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

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